Property fire

Fire Control received multiple calls to reports of a barn on fire near to the above location. 

Control mobilised 3 Fire Engines and 1 Water Carrier which came from Buckfastleigh, Bovey Tracey, Totnes and Danes Castle. 

Once on scene crews immediately sent an assistance message of 'Make Pumps 6' closely followed by a further assistance message of 'Make Water Bowsers 2' 

Crews confirmed 1 barn used mainly as storage measuring 25 metres by 30 metres well alight, crews were using 1 45mm Jet and 1 Hose Reel Jet and were hard at work preventing further fire spread to a nearby property. 

Crews were still at work using 2 Ground monitors to prevent fire spread and extinguish the fire, currently there is a 25 Metre Cordon in place due to an unsafe compressor within the barn.

Crews confirmed that the barn has been 100% destroyed by fire, crews used 2 x 45m Jets 2 Hose Reel Jets 1 Thermal Imaging Camera and 1 Light Portable Pump. 

Crews are remaining on scene to turn over and damp down this incident. 
This was believed to be accidental.